Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 4.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 4.5% for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Burkina Faso peaked at 25.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2024.
That places Burkina Faso 95th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.0% | — |
| 2005 | 17.2% | -31.2% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -30.0% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -29.8% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.0% | 14.9% | 25.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 8.4% | 12.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.5% | 5.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 92 Sierra Leone 5.1% compare
- 93 Cape Verde 4.9% compare
- 94 Burundi 4.7% compare
- 96 Jamaica 4.4% compare
- 96 Philippines 4.4% compare
- 98 Seychelles 4.2% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Burkina Faso?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Burkina Faso was 4.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Burkina Faso ranks 95th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated percentage of female adults (15 years and older) who currently use tobacco. This includes all forms of tobacco use, such as smoking, chewing or snuffing, but excludes products that do not contain tobacco, such as e-cigarettes.